PINK and GRAY on a Brown & Orange backdrop

I usually like to spell Grey with an 'e'. I'll make special occasion of it since such a one occurred October 9th.


Mutant or Pink, my dear, cute and cool yeah-yeah-yeah little sister, tied the knot with Mr Handy-with-the-Steel-if-You-Know-what-I-Mean, Grayden Ridd, who comes from an equally cool family.

And as with every wedding, it was logistical crazy time with everyone running around trying to keep up and not get left behind. Yeah, verily, we keep to the pirate code.

My favorite moments of the wedding -

Me Mum rode in the boot of the car from Motown to the Cliffhouse in SF balancing the cake the whole way.



Picture time was actually fun. The photographer wasn't picky about balancing family members, i got to keep my long hair and we could do super hero poses and just be Sidwells. All very organic.

The ceremonial passing of the sister to the new family.


Dance Floor at the Cliff house - The only way we know how.


The boquet toss was caught by a man. Coincidentally, he was the only one that went for it.


I also quite enjoyed the sweetheart of a blonde that accompanied me through the festivities.


Mutant and Gray did a most excellent and praiseworthy job with planning and hosting and just being generally awesome all around to their guests and families. It was relaxed and yet classy, fancy, yet affordable, traditional, yet a twist of both of them in it.

Congratulations to my wee sister and her cool new acquisition - a real man.

A Kiwi in Los Angeles and into a Galaxy Far Far Away

I knew i was back in Santa Monica as soon as iinoticed the same inner nostril inflammation that i used to get after a long cycle ride up the PCH. I was back and ready to see old friends.
After a brief stint at SM3 FHE, i dropped into the back parking lot to down some cool guy drinks with some of the coolest guys i know, mostly the ones i lived with at 2464. Though now disbanded, the brethren of that flat still shared the camaraderie that brought the mantel of the alpha male, the post HTing scrum and the mighty Kartoffel Panzerfaust!
The next day, Katie packed for our upcoming excursions while i visited every single friend i could find and even had to make some more to full the time until she was done. After singular visits to Jpaul, brother & Rockwell at Digital Domain, where i started my movie career, i caught up with the dear Lynsey Davis and shared wonders of a TimTamSlam, the traditional kiwi cookie challenge. she sucked it up.
Next Radium, where i produced some commercials and hung out with some of the coolest kids in LA for 1.5 years. Matt had a baby, Ian got a husband, Derek had storyboards for his script and they all still wear ties to work every thursday.
Katie finished packing by 930. We drove to Bean's to make an appearance at Jack jack's bday Jedi party.

Little scotty didn't really trust me since he knew me only very briefly before i went down under. too soften him up, i let him play with the stuffed animals in the disney store.
He was happy. Happy as two dozen jedi's being taught by Jedi Master Snuggius. Yes, the Snuggie makes a perfect jedi robe.
Shortly after completing their training of blocks, spin moves and proper lightsaber safety techniques, the skilled Jedi Master was called away for meditation. unAmazingly, in that short expanse, Darth Vader entered scene and challenged each youngling to a duel.
Jack Jack passed the test and was knighted Jedi. Then Chewie brought the cake in to celebrate, complete with lava and figurines posed to perfection.


My favorite part - The moms called bethany because they thought their kids were telling stories - they thought it impossible that both Chewbacca AND Darth Vader AND a jedi master could appear at the same party.

That night, to avoid traffic, we drove to Modesto for wedding preparations.
robby played with my ipod for 5 hours straight while jack jack slept to keep me company.

Next up, the real reason for my trip back to america : Anne and Grayden's wedding.